z/OS Bug Busterz

Overview

Back by popular demand! The SHARE Academy z/OS Bug Busterz class is presented by experienced z/OS Level 2 professionals and will provide you with the skills to analyze and make sense of diagnostic data captured by z/OS. You will gain the knowledge necessary to perform preliminary analysis of dumps and trace data using IPCS, and learn how to capture information through diagnostic tools, including GTF trace, CTRACE and SLIP. The class is designed for z/OS Systems Programmers and Application Programmers that support products running on z/OS, and will include a pre-event webcast. No prior IPCS experience is required.

*Agenda subject to change. All events to take place at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center unless otherwise noted.

Meet the Instructors

PATTY LITTLE

Patty Little started her IBM career 30 years ago. After a short stint as an RTM developer, Little took a 6-month temporary assignment in z/OS Level 2 software service. Twenty-eight years later she is still there, enjoying the challenge of problem diagnosis in the Supervisor, RTM, SDUMP and SLIP components.

JOHN SHEBEY

John Shebey is a Senior Software Engineer at IBM Poughkeepsie where he leads the z/OS UNIX Level 2 Support team. Shebey has been with IBM for 18 years and is the z/OS Service Representative for SHARE. He holds a B.S. in Mathematics from Virginia Tech.